Ahhhh.....we are home. The family went on the almost annual 4th of July trip to Solon Springs. We left bright and early on Thursday and came back after the kids went to bed last night. To avoid traffic. It worked very well. Well, except for the fact that I think Gwen was due for her "shake it up" sleeping schedule this weekend. So she didn't sleep at all on the ride up and didn't nap very well while there, and even was up before the sun was up on Saturday morning.
She ate a TON on Friday so I think that was what the deal was. Just her turn to do a growth spurt and screw up her sleeping. Great timing Gwen. She was also extra tentative with all the new people around. But it was sweet to see her take to Russ's aunt Linda and grandma. Both Gwen and Trevor had a great time playing with Nevey who is almost 3 years old. She liked the new toys she got to play with because I brought a few familiar toys for both Trevor and Gwen. And I think she also enjoyed the new people around.
So most of the days were just letting Gwen climb around, play with toys and try to nap. Nevey also had a little pool outside that she was nice enough to let Gwen use. So Gwen got to play in a pool for the first time.
For dinner we went over to the "little cabin" which is on a small lake. Next year it will be great because Gwen will be walking around and can play and splash in the lake. But this year, she is only able to sit and pull herself up which is really all she wants to do. And it is kind of hard to let her do it in the dirt. So we spent most of the time in the cabin. And on Friday night, she fell asleep at 7. After not napping much during the day.
Trevor said his favorite part of the weekend was playing with Nevey. Now that must have been spectacular because of all the other fun things he got to do. He went golfing, he went swimming, he went fishing, and he watched fireworks. Then when he was at the house, he was so lucky that he was able to play on big dirt piles. And swing and play on a swingset. Linda and Pat just finished building a new house on a huge plot of land so they had a lot of dirt to play with. Plus three beautiful dogs.
Trevor slept pretty well, although he was wiped out on Friday and should have taken a nap, but did his usual fall asleep in the car, and then when you get home, you can't fall asleep to take a nap bit. So because of his no nap thing, he wanted to go to bed pretty early, and slept until a decent hour.
Unfortunately, Trevor had a bit of bad luck when it came to the biting insects. He got quite a few mosquito bites (although I'm not sure how many he had before we got up there), then he got bit by a big black carpenter ant. Which I think scared him more than anything. Then, he got scraped and when dad went to wash his hands with purel, he screamed in pain. (ok...but that didn't have anything to do with an insect) And finally, when we were giving him a bath, we found a tick burrowed in his back. At least there weren't any big bangs, bruises or bumps. Hopefully, the bugs won't give him bad stories for a long time.
Dinosaur camp starts on Monday, so it will give him something to be distracted by for a while. In the mean time, it was a great pleasure to hear Trevor wake up, come downstairs, and say: "Oh Mommy! I was so surprised to be home!" And when I asked him if he was happy to be home, he said: "Yes! It is good to be home. Next time, I want all them to come down to my house." Such a cutie!
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